Requests forcibly (7)

I believe the answer is:

demands

(Other definitions for demands that I've seen before include "Insistent requests" , "Requires" , "Requests forcefully" , "Orders" , "Insists upon" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror and the Evening Standard.

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